COUNTY — Multiple Union County employees will not be paid on schedule this holiday season due to allegedly unforeseen budgetary constraints.Earlier this month, public-safety officials employed by the Offices of Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services received word from Dennis Burke, the ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Town Council held its final public meeting of 2024 on Tuesday. While the meeting was swift, several key pieces of legislation were approved and deliberated. Officials also recognized a sports team in their opening proclamation.An ordinance that will allow the council to go ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Council met Tuesday night, when officials conducted a final vote to approve up to $75,000 from the capital improvement fund and to award a contract not to exceed $499,000 for the purchase and installation of a generator at borough hall.Rather than awarding the contrac...

Stiff competition from some highly improved teams in Union County presented quite a challenge for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School girls volleyball team this season. The Raiders battled through the competition, had a few winning streaks, made it to the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinal...

Numerous offensive threats and a very stubborn defensive effort put the Westfield High School boys ice hockey team on the road to a very successful season last year. The Blue Devils do return quite a bit of offensiveclout but have graduated some defensive solidarity but another successful season is ...

When the chips were down, the Westfield High School girls volleyball team has been in the habit of rising to the occasions. The Blue Devils endured some tough losses and pulled off some impressive victories but stepped up to capture the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title and the North Group 4 ti...

Difficulty in scoring was a regular occurrence for nearly all the teams that faced the Westfield High School girls soccer team this season.Another difficulty was preventing a powerhouse of scoring threats which would set the stage for the Blue Devils to grab the Union County Conference Watchung Divi...

Just about everything that the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School boys soccer team wanted to accomplish this season came into fruition. The Raider boys captured the Union County Tournament (UCT) crown, went on to capture the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 crown then won the Group 4 semifinal before...

The experience from the success of last year’s accomplishments has only made the Westfield High School boys swim team even hungrier this year. Last year, the Blue Devil boys ran the table, finished 15-0 and captured its 28th State title so they are definitely looking for State title No. 29.On their ...

WESTFIELD — An underutilized property on South Avenue West could soon be converted into a new pedestrian plaza thanks to a betterment grant awarded by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). The property, which once served as the site of a Mr. Goodlube oil change center, has been asse...